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Five SPHP Nurses Honored for Nursing Excellence
Five St. Peter’s Health Partners nurses were honored for nursing excellence on May 8 at the Times Union’s inaugural “Salute to Nurses” ceremony. […]
Year: 2015
SPHP in the News
Time Warner Cable News: Parents Can Pass Stress on to Children
Dr. Janice Pride-Boone, a pediatrician with St. Mary’s Clifton Park Pediatric Center, spoke to Time Warner Cable News about whether parents can pass their stress on to their children. Here is one of her quotes from the report: “It’s very common for our emotions to spill over and affect that child for years. A mom who is anxious and depressed, there’s a huge body of knowledge that documents that anxiety and depression can be passed on until the child turns 18.” Click here to see the full story.
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Beverwyck Staffer an Author and Suicide Survivor
Dominick Rizzo is a father, a chef, and a suicide survivor. Rizzo, who works as a line cook at Beverwyck retirement community, is also the author of a book, “The Spiral Staircase of My Life: A Selection of Poetry Defining My Thirty Years.” […]
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NurseZone: 10 Things Nurses Would Like to Tell Hospital Visitors
Maggie Urquhart, BS, RN-BC, a nurse manager in an orthopedic unit/total joint center at St. Peter’s Hospital, was featured in a story by NurseZone. Her contributions include this quote: “We ask patients to have a visitor advocate with them for pre-surgical appointments and time of surgery; a family member who will assist in their recovery. Our view on our unit is that we are in partnership with visitors.” Click here to see the full story.
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SPHP Welcomes Family Nurse Practitioner
Vanessa Joyce, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, has joined the Saugerties Wellness Center, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. She is an advanced nurse practitioner who is board-certified in family medicine. […]
Upcoming Events
St. Mary’s Offers Free Program on Bladder Health and Myths
St. Mary’s Hospital will offer a free educational program titled “Bladder Matters & Myths: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You,” at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14. […]
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Family Nurse Practitioner Joins SPHP
Elizabeth Nardacci, FNP-BC, CDE, has joined Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care in Albany. A board-certified family nurse practitioner and certified diabetes educator, she will practice outpatient diabetes care and management. […]
Wellness
LiveSmart: Safety First in Senior Driving
A recent study released by the American Automobile Association’s Foundation for Traffic Safety reported that accident rates for drivers 65 or older have been declining, with 31 percent fewer fatalities in 2012 than in 1997. […]
Upcoming Events
Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care Offers “10th Annual Diabetes Makeover”
Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care, a joint service of St. Peter’s Health Partners and Ellis Medicine, will host its 10th Annual Diabetes Makeover, Saturday, May 9, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn, 235 Hoosick St., Troy. The event will feature a special appearance by John Anderson – a cyclist and runner, and diabetes ambassador and paid spokesperson for Novo Nordisk – who will discuss how he learned to manage his type 2 diabetes by staying active. Additionally, Jill Abelseth, MD, an endocrinologist with Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care, will present on how to control your blood sugar and help lower your health risk in the future. The program is free of charge and open to the public. Seating is limited. For more information or to reserve your space by May 4, please call 1-888-941-4009 or (518) 447-3503.
News
Samaritan Hospital Awarded Accreditation in Nuclear Cardiology
Samaritan Hospital has been awarded nuclear/PET accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. Samaritan’s is one of only 24 hospital-based nuclear cardiology programs in New York state to receive the three-year award. […]